How a $260M bridge negotiated Africa’s most unusual border
Today, the pontoons sit ashore, mercifully redundant. You might spot them while crossing the 923-meter…
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Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity
Al-Shehab, 33, was also banned from traveling outside of ALQST’s Head of Monitoring and Communications…
Syria denies holding journalist Austin Tice after White House claims otherwise
Syria’s foreign ministry said in a rare statement that the country “denies that it has…
Scottish authorities under fire for appointing man as ‘period dignity officer’
A group of colleges and local councils in Tay region in eastern Scotland announced the…
North Korea fires two cruise missiles, South Korea says
Military officials from South Korea and the United States said they were analyzing the launch…
US says airstrike in Somalia kills 13 members of al-Shabaab terror group
The US carried out the strike on Sunday in support of the Somali military, which…
Multiple bomb and arson attacks rock southern Thailand
The bombings and arson attacks happened after midnight and targeted convenience stores and a gas…
Tencent suffers first ever drop in quarterly revenue
The contraction marks a nadir for the gaming giant and owner of the WeChat messaging…
Saudi fund invested $500 million in Russian oil as Ukraine invasion began
By investing in Gazprom (GZPFY), Rosneft and Lukoil, Kingdom was likely seeking undervalued assets, but…
China’s worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close
Sichuan is a key manufacturing location for the semiconductor and solar panel industries and the…
Syria denies holding journalist Austin Tice after White House claims otherwise
Syria’s foreign ministry said in a rare statement that the country “denies that it has…
North Korea fires two cruise missiles, South Korea says
Military officials from South Korea and the United States said they were analyzing the launch…
President Yoon wants South Korea to become one of world’s top weapons suppliers
“By entering the world’s top four defense exporters after the United States, Russia and France,…
Kenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results
“In our view, there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect,”…
Greece says it will try to retrieve migrant girl’s body from river islet
Mitarachi was visiting Greece’s wider Evros region a day after police there found 35 Syrians…
UK workers suffer biggest hit to their wages since records began
Average real wages — which account for inflation — fell by 3% between April and…
Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port
Port workers at Hambantota gave an enthusiastic welcome to the Yuan Wang 5, waving Sri…
Myanmar court sentences former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 more years, source says
The latest verdict in the series of secretive trials against the Nobel laureate takes her…
Iranian adviser suggests EU nuclear deal is ‘closer’ than ever
IRNA reported that Iran returned the draft Vienna Agreement to the EU Tuesday, but the…
